#8233B2#8233B2
#8233B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.195 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8233B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(130, 51, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 55%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 71%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 71.3%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.43, 54.78, -53.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.43, 76.26, 315.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.35% 0.1236 -0.1502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.35% 0.195 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4240, 10.3282, 43.1338) |
| Luminance | 0.1033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.94
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.19
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.50
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.57
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.87
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8233B2 #63B233
analogous
#4233B2 #8233B2 #B233A3
triadic
#8233B2 #B28233 #33B282
tetradic
#8233B2 #B24233 #63B233 #33A3B2
square
#8233B2 #B24233 #63B233 #33A3B2
split-complementary
#8233B2 #A3B233 #33B242
monochromatic
#3D1853 #5F2582 #8233B2 #A054CE #BA84DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.85
#8233B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#8233B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8233B2
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8233B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8233B2 | 1.00 | 6.85 | 3.07 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#185CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B4F6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8233b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 51, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.195 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab72ca',
500: '#8233b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8233b2; $custom-light: #ab72ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8233b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 130,
"g": 51,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.323,
"s": 55.459,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49346,
"c": 0.19457,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.10328
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8233B2
secondary
#97C57C
accent
#DF4982
background
#FAF7FC
surface
#F5EDF8
border
#CFC8D1
text
#100813
muted
#7F7B82